Where does “famélico” come from?

famélico (Spanish) comes from Latin famēlicus, from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.

famélico (Spanish): ravenous, rapacious

Definitions

  1. ravenous, rapacious

Ancestry of “famélico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfamēlicushungry; starved; famished
2Latinfamēshunger
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →Every word from Latin famēs →Every word from Latin famēlicus →
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